Nijmegen

E13123
Roman settlement city municipality

Nijmegen is a historic Dutch city near the German border that played a crucial strategic role during World War II, particularly in the Allied advance in 1944.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Nijmegen canonical 138
city of Nijmegen 14
Nijmegen city centre 12

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman settlement ⓘ
city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
areaCode 024 ⓘ
bombingBy USAAF (mistaken bombing, 1944) ⓘ
borderedBy Berg en Dal ⓘ
Heumen ⓘ
Lent ⓘ
Wijchen ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
foundedBy Romans ⓘ
governedBy municipal council of Nijmegen ⓘ
hasBridge De Oversteek ⓘ
Snelbinder (rail and cycle bridge) ⓘ
Waalbrug ⓘ
hasCityRightsSince before 1230 ⓘ
hasMayor Hubert Bruls ⓘ
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1818 ⓘ
hasMuseum Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama ⓘ
Valkhof Museum ⓘ
hasNickname Havana aan de Waal (informal, political) ⓘ
hasNotableEvent Four Days Marches (International Four Days Marches Nijmegen) ⓘ
surface form: Nijmegen Four Days Marches since 1909
hasNotableStructure Stevenskerk (St. Steven’s Church) ⓘ
Valkhof hill and ruins ⓘ
Waag (Weighing House) on Grote Markt ⓘ
hasPark Goffertpark ⓘ
Kronenburgerpark ⓘ
hasPopulation approximately 180000 (municipality, early 2020s) ⓘ
over 175000 (city proper, early 2020s) ⓘ
hasRailwayStation Nijmegen Dukenburg railway station ⓘ
Nijmegen Heyendaal railway station ⓘ
Nijmegen Lent railway station ⓘ
Nijmegen railway station ⓘ
hasUniversity HAN University of Applied Sciences campus ⓘ
surface form: HAN University of Applied Sciences (campus)

Radboud University Nijmegen ⓘ
headOfGovernment mayor of Nijmegen ⓘ
isOneOf oldest cities in the Netherlands ⓘ
isPartOf Randstad-plus urban network (sometimes considered) ⓘ
knownFor Four Days Marches (International Four Days Marches Nijmegen) ⓘ
Nijmegen Summer Festival (Zomerfeesten) ⓘ
Radboud University Medical Center ⓘ
Roman and medieval archaeology ⓘ
bridge over the Waal ⓘ
historic city centre ⓘ
language Dutch ⓘ
liberatedIn September 1944 ⓘ
localDialect South Guelderish ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Netherlands ⓘ
Gelderland ⓘ
surface form: province of Gelderland
locatedNear German border ⓘ
locatedOn Waal ⓘ
surface form: River Waal
mayorParty Christian Democratic Appeal ⓘ
surface form: CDA (Christian Democratic Appeal)
partOf Gelderland ⓘ
surface form: Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen
playedRoleIn Operation Market Garden ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
postalCodeRange 6500–6547 ⓘ
RomanName Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum ⓘ
sawBattle Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) ⓘ
strategicImportance control of bridges over the Waal ⓘ
timeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ
twinCity Albany ⓘ
surface form: Albany, New York, United States

Gaziantep ⓘ
surface form: Gaziantep, Turkey

Kraków ⓘ
surface form: Kraków, Poland

Masaya, Nicaragua ⓘ
Pskov, Russia ⓘ
wasBombedOn 22 February 1944 ⓘ
wasObjectiveIn Allied advance in 1944 ⓘ

Referenced by (173)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Market Garden → keyLocation → Nijmegen ⓘ
Gelderland → largestCity → Nijmegen ⓘ
Gelderland → containsCity → Nijmegen ⓘ
Gelderland → historicalCapital → Nijmegen ⓘ
Irish Guards → battleHonour → Nijmegen ⓘ
Operation Garden → location → Nijmegen ⓘ
Maas → flowsThroughCity → Nijmegen ⓘ
Waal → flowsThrough → Nijmegen ⓘ
Treaty of Nijmegen → signedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Treaty of Nijmegen → location → Nijmegen ⓘ
Utrecht Centraal → connectsTo → Nijmegen ⓘ
Duchy of Guelders → capital → Nijmegen ⓘ
Rijn → passesThrough → Nijmegen ⓘ
Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum → locatedInPresentDay → Nijmegen ⓘ
Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum → modernSuccessor → Nijmegen ⓘ
this entity surface form: city of Nijmegen
municipal council of Nijmegen → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
municipal council of Nijmegen → appliesToJurisdiction → Nijmegen ⓘ
Four Days Marches (International Four Days Marches Nijmegen) → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
subject surface form: Four Days Marches
Four Days Marches (International Four Days Marches Nijmegen) → organisedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
subject surface form: Four Days Marches
Four Days Marches (International Four Days Marches Nijmegen) → associatedWith → Nijmegen ⓘ
subject surface form: Four Days Marches
this entity surface form: city of Nijmegen
Nijmegen Summer Festival (Zomerfeesten) → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
subject surface form: Nijmegen Summer Festival
Nijmegen Summer Festival (Zomerfeesten) → city → Nijmegen ⓘ
subject surface form: Nijmegen Summer Festival
Nijmegen Summer Festival (Zomerfeesten) → takesPlaceInArea → Nijmegen ⓘ
subject surface form: Nijmegen Summer Festival
this entity surface form: Nijmegen city centre
Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) → hasLocation → Nijmegen ⓘ
Snelbinder (rail and cycle bridge) → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Snelbinder (rail and cycle bridge) → locatedInUrbanArea → Nijmegen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nijmegen metropolitan area
Nijmegen railway station → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Nijmegen railway station → serves → Nijmegen ⓘ
this entity surface form: city of Nijmegen
Nijmegen railway station → serves → Nijmegen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nijmegen urban area
Nijmegen railway station → primaryStationOf → Nijmegen ⓘ
Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Havana aan de Waal (informal, political) → refersTo → Nijmegen ⓘ
subject surface form: Havana aan de Waal
Havana aan de Waal (informal, political) → refersToCity → Nijmegen ⓘ
subject surface form: Havana aan de Waal
Valkhof hill and ruins → location → Nijmegen ⓘ
Valkhof hill and ruins → city → Nijmegen ⓘ
Waag (Weighing House) on Grote Markt → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
A Bridge Too Far → mainLocation → Nijmegen ⓘ
Dutch railway network → hasMajorHubStation → Nijmegen ⓘ
Arnhem Centraal railway station → connectsTo → Nijmegen ⓘ
HAN University of Applied Sciences campus → city → Nijmegen ⓘ
SBV Vitesse → hasRival → Nijmegen ⓘ
this entity surface form: NEC Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Nijmegen Lent railway station → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Valkhof Museum → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Radboud University Medical Center → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Lent → locatedIn → Nijmegen ⓘ
Lent → partOf → Nijmegen ⓘ
Lent → locatedNorthOf → Nijmegen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nijmegen city centre
Lent → isSuburbOf → Nijmegen ⓘ
Berg en Dal → locatedNear → Nijmegen ⓘ